citraconic acid
Chemistry
noun
A crystalline dibasic carboxylic acid obtainable by heating citric acid and isomeric with itaconic and mesaconic acids; methylmaleic acid.
- Systematic name: cis-methylbut-2-enedioic acid; formula: HOOCCH=C(CH3)COOH..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Medical Times.
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